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Steve Forbes: International Education and Turkey

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:35:57 +0000

Tamer Turkman of StudyInAmerica.com sits down with chairman of Forbes Inc, Steve Forbes. One of the world’s most brilliant minds shares his thoughts of America’s international student population and Turkey’s present economical and political status.

Yasemin Keçecioğlu: Picking the right ART SCHOOL

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:34:03 +0000

After finishing the top of her high school, Istanbul native, Yasemin Kececioglu has excels as a top student in one of America’s most competitive Art Institutes. Yasemin is sure to be one of Turkey’s future leaders in Graphic Design and shares her experiences with Elif Ince.

Elif İnce | StudyInAmerica.com | New York

Elif Ince was born and raised in Istanbul. A print concentrator at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, she’s currently reporting and writing about New York City.

Before coming to Columbia, she graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s in art history. At Brown, she published an investigative story about students with eating disorders and the university’s controversial handling of their cases for the Brown Daily Herald. She has written several reviews about art exhibitions, retail establishments and bars that have been published in nymag.com and Time Out New York online, and she has worked as an editorial intern at Esquire magazine. She has contributed feature articles to Harper’s Bazaar, Travel+Leisure, Cosmopolitan and Time Out magazine in Istanbul.

Picking the right school: “Why University of Southern California ?” with Cem Aydan

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:33:19 +0000

After studying at The Italian High School in Istanbul, Cem Aydan is now one of the most successful students at one of America’s top Universities. The classroom is not the only place he has excelled in. Cem is one of the most popular students on campus. Learn why it is important to pick the “right” school.

Sean Patrick Lewis | StudyInAmerica.com | Los Angeles, CA

Award-winning journalist Sean Patrick Lewis has been working in the broadcast news industry for almost a decade. He’s covered majored stories from the Academy Awards to Presidential elections and even flew to Haiti to document the aftermath of the devastating earthquake.

SeanLewis.com

Arik Ahitov: One of America’s Top Young Executives

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:32:19 +0000

Arik Ahitov. From Istanbul to Chicago to New York to Los Angeles, Arik has come a long way in becoming one of America’s top Young Executives. After graduating from the Austrian High School and Northwestern University in remarkably 3 years, Arik has had no letup in his professional rise. Though it’s been 15 years since leaving home, Arik still reaches out as a guide to incoming Turks. Learn his reasons for choosing the Anderson School of Management and what steps he took as a springboard to success.

Noah Pohl | StudyInAmerica.com | Los Angeles, CA

Noah Pohl hails from the suburbs of Boston, where he originally started as an editor-in-chief of his high school newspaper. He later earned his BA in Literature and Creative Writing from Brown University, graduating with honors distinction. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Noah is working toward a career as a television writer and feature filmmaker.

Words from the Ivy Valedictorian Maya Ondalıkoğlu

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:31:36 +0000

Perhaps one of the most successful international students ever, Maya Ondalıkoğlu is the first student from Turkey ever to be selected as the class valedictorian of an Ivy League School, The University of Pennsylvania.

Maya is now one of only 2 internationals students to study at Columbia University’s JD Program. Hear the words of advice from this truly remarkable young lady.

Elif İnce | StudyInAmerica.com | New York

Elif Ince was born and raised in Istanbul. A print concentrator at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, she’s currently reporting and writing about New York City.

“Washington DC for a Global Education” Murat Tarımcılar

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:30:05 +0000

Dean Tarimcilar of the George Washington University is one of the most respected Professors of Business in the United States. Learn from the valuable tips he provides for applicants to top Business Programs as well as all international students coming to America.

Murat Tarımcılar

Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Associate Professor of Decision Sciences
School of Business, The George Washington University

Esra Alemdar | StudyInAmerica.com | Washington D.C.

Esra Alemdar holds a BA in International Affairs with a concentration on International Politics, and minors in German and History from the George Washington University.

ISS announces 2010 “Getting Your MBA Advice from the Experts”

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:29:48 +0000

An exclusive Panel Event for top young professionals.

Our guests included the following university officials:

Michael Robinson, Columbia Business School
Alexis Mellon, Duke Fuqua School of Business
Murat Tarimcilar, George Washington University School of Business
Sondra Smith, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School
Leila Murat, Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD)
Heather Daly, New York University Stern School of Business
Alison Jesse, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business
Dilek Ozler, Vanderbilt University Owen School of Management

International Press Covrage

All prospects interested in attending were screened by the ISS Istanbul office to meet the basic criteria sought by top MBA Programs. Marketing of the event was very thorough lasting from mid August to early October targeting professionals from Multinational, Private, and Government organizations. The education of all attendees is funded by self or their respective organizations. Government Programs included TMSF (FDIC Equivalent), Sermaye Piyasa Kurumu (Capital Markets Board Equivalent), Hazine (Treasury), and TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). 1,668 prospective students applied to the 2009 event. The ISS office sent 360 invites of which 264 attended. Invitations were sent by special overnight mail 10 days prior to the event. See exhibit:

Lead sponsors of the 2009 event were Citibank and Coca Cola followed by Kaplan Test Prep, Planet Life Club and Aras Cargo. In this panel event, officials from the world’s most prestigious universities gave young Professionals of Turkey an opportunity to learn about their programs, specific advice to succeed during the admissions process and the advantages that comes with an MBA. Also to attend the 2009 event were professionals from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan as well. SOCAR (The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) and the Bolashak Program of Kazakhstan covered the travel costs for some of their scholars. The 2009 panel event was first of its kind in Turkey.

The event provided top MBA Program officials an opportunity to meet Turkey’s very brightest or as we say in our ad: “Turkey’s Leaders of Tomorrow.” The event was 3 hours long from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. with a 15 minute coffee break in between. It was followed with a reception giving Turkey’s young professionals opportunity to meet both the panelists and designated Turkish alumni individually at each institutions assigned booths.

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The Pride of Baku, Azerbaijan at New York University

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:28:44 +0000

Meet Narmina Mammadova and Shahin Jafarov for exclusive tips in living in New York and applying to US colleges from Azerbaijan. Both are “Honor” Students in one of the World’s top Universities, New York University.

Elif İnce | StudyInAmerica.com | New York

Elif Ince was born and raised in Istanbul. A print concentrator at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, she’s currently reporting and writing about New York City.

Special Interview: John Calipari & Enes Kanter

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:27:52 +0000

To accommodate the great demand from Kentucky Wildcat fans, English subscripts of Enes Kanter’s interview have now been posted. All Turkish Eyes and Hearts will be in Kentucky as its Phenom looks forward to calling Lexington its new home. We love you Coach Cal and all Kentuckians!

Parla Alpan | StudyInAmerica.com

Parla Alpan is a Turkish-American who was born and raised in Orange County, California. She graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover in 2006 and is currently finishing her B.A. at Northwestern University in Sociology and Business, and will continue her graduate studies next year at Columbia University to earn her Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Care Management. Parla is a member of the first Turkish National Women’s Water Polo Team and continues to represent Turkey on the team.

A Future Leader in Corporate Law: Cenk Narter

StudyInAmerica.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:26:59 +0000

A top young lawyer makes the right decision to enroll in one of America’s top Graduate Schools. Cenk Narter explains the value of being a student at both the Pennsylvania Law School and Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.